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Creator economy heats up with Whalar acquisition of Sixteenth
Where two worlds meet: how digital first content is fuelling a revolution in broadcast and streaming
Kai Cenat’s Chicken Big Mac campaign takes influencer/brand partnerships to the next level
Bridging The Gap: MTV becomes the latest industry heavyweight to join Digital Content Forum’s inaugural Buyer’s Lounge
Channel 4 digital revenues top £280m in 2023, 27% of group total
Little Dot Studios seals pact with Pro7Sat1-backed Studio71 and JOYN
All3Media-owned content studio and digital media network Little Dot Studios has unveiled a new partnership between its German office and ProSiebenSat.1-owned digital enterprise Studio71. The pact involves the launch of two factual-based channel brands on the German...
Digital platforms consolidate leadership over TV among young audiences
For the first time, less than half of UK-based 16-24-year-olds are watching broadcast TV in an average week, according to media regulator Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s media habits. Just 48% of young audiences tuned in during an average week last year, down...
TellyCast Digital Content Forum launches buyer’s lounge ‘The Bridge’, with Quintus Studios attached as sponsor
TellyCast, the leading international TV industry podcast and events business (and owner of The Drop), has unveiled plans for a dedicated Buyers Lounge at this year’s edition of the Digital Content Forum (November 7th, BFI Southbank). Entitled The Bridge, the...
Digital creator investor Electrify forges alliance with aviation channel Mentour Pilot
UK-based Electrify Video Partners has invested in leading aviation YouTube channels Mentour Pilot and Mentour Now. Electrify said the strategic partnership demonstrates its “continued commitment to investing in informative and inspirational creators”. Mentour Pilot,...
Channel 4 and Vinted unveil new season of Second-Hand Showdown
Channel 4 and Vinted are joining forces for a new series of Second-Hand Showdown, a cross-platform factual entertainment series that focuses on second-hand style. The new season of the branded entertainment series will debut on August 12 on YouTube and E4, with new...
BGF invests a further £5.5m in digital media group KOMI
Manchester-based digital media business KOMI Group has secured an additional £5.5 million in growth capital investment from SME investment group BGF. This follows a previous multi-million-pound investment from BGF in November 2022. BGF said the new tranche of funding...
BBC Studios and Final Straw launch Date Me At My Worst on YouTube
BBC Studios and Joe Sugg’s Final Straw Productions have launched what they are calling “the world’s most honest dating show” on YouTube. Entitled Date Me At My Worst, the social experiment-based show is hosted by TikTok star Max Balegde. The premise of Date Me At My...
Clone Heads: How Objekt worked with C4.0 on its new doppelganger format
Alex Kempner and Bart Frank, co-founders of innovative production company Objekt, have established a strong track record in digital first content creation. Here, Alex offers some insights into Clone Heads, an innovative and irreverent two-part comedy game show for...
